271 p. : 29 cm

From the Publisher: From original beachcomber personalities like the Waikiki Beachboys to the rise of Venice Beach as a creative center for music, art, and film, this insightful chronicle traces the roots of the surf boom and explores its connection to the Beat Generation and 1960s pop culture. Through accounts of key figures both obscure and popular, such as Mike Dormer, Rick Griffin, the Trashwomen, and the Beach Boys, the book illustrates why surf culture is a vital art movement of the 20th century. The entire spectrum of pop culture is covered, including discussions of the advent of surf magazines and the immense popularity of the "beach" movies starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon

Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-268) and index

Foreword / Kathy Kohner Zuckerman (aka Gidget) -- Foreword / Billy Al Bengston (aka Moondoggie) -- Introduction -- 1: Tiki surfah -- 2: Waikiki beachboys -- 3: Surf-riding comes to California -- 4: Tribute to Bob Simmons: the engineer of pop surf culture -- 5: Da Cat: tale of the young surf rebel -- 6: Beatnik beach: Southern California surf merges with the Beat Generation -- 7: Independent surf filmmakers -- 8: Bohemian surf aesthetic: the early design style of surfing magazines -- 9: Beatnik fink art of Michael Dormer -- 10: Surf duds: the fashion of beachside California -- 11: What was the first surf record? -- 12: Essential surf album discography -- 13: Surfer's stomp dance craze -- 14: Surf music nightclubs -- 15: Deauville Castle Club: surf battle of the bands -- 16: Stock surf: The Beach Boys' Surfin' USA and Surfer Girl -- 17: Vocal surf in the studio -- 18: Pineapple trick and other surf exploitation albums -- 19: Surf music at the drive-in: the beach party film genre -- 20: These boys did not meet the Maharishi: the Midwest surf scene -- 21: East coast surf music scene -- 22: Music of the beach: a history of the nightclub acts at Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue -- 23: Surfing on television -- 24: Essential surf library -- 25: Brian Wilson, 1966 -- 26: Psychedelic surf pastiche washout -- 27: For surfers only, 1972: how Five Summer Stories defined hippie surf culture -- 28: Second wave of surf music -- 29: Third wave of surf music -- 30: Mollusk crew: return of the Bohemian surf aesthetic in art and design -- Bibliography -- Photo credits -- Index

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